Ridwan Shabsigh, MD, was honored for his leadership, guidance, and dedication in advancing the knowledge and understanding of ED through the CIEF initiative at the 2008 CIEF Steering Committee Meeting.
The CIEF abstract Impact of an Educational Initiative on Applied Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Who Treat Sexual Dysfunction was presented by Ridwan Shabsigh, MD, at the 2008 American Urological Association Annual Meeting.
Members have the opportunity to pose questions about men’s sexual health associated with ED and receive an answer from a member of our Distinguished Faculty.
This prospective study determines the impact of CIEF initiative activities on clinician learning and behavior and assesses the impact of CME activities on improving sexual health outcomes using validated survey instruments.
This informative monograph is co-authored by Adrian S. Dobs, MD, MHS, and Frances J. Hayes, MD.
The CME Web posting of ED Management Strategies for Daily Practice: A Clinician’s Guide to Optimizing Patient Outcomes features J. Francois Eid, MD, Program Chairperson, as he shares his insight and practical tips to be used within the clinical setting.
Please take a moment to answer the following question: For a patient experiencing sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressant therapy, would you consider prescribing a PDE5 inhibitor?
ED Management Strategies for Daily Practice: A Clinician’s Guide to Optimizing Patient Outcomes is an innovative and highly interactive didactic activity offering clinical tips from renowned men’s health thought leaders on how to optimize treatment success when managing patients with ED. This educational activity confers 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and is intended to provide primary care providers, urologists, and other clinicians with a comprehensive overview and practical strategies for managing ED in daily practice.
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, is the editor of this issue and author of the feature article, which describes the association between metabolic syndrome and ED and the clinical significance of assessing men for metabolic syndrome and ED. Each issue is approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Enhancing Treatment Adherence and Outcomes With Erectile Dysfunction Pharmacotherapies, by Stanley E. Althof, PhD, Gregory A. Broderick, MD, and Ridwan Shabsigh, MD, describes practical methods to improve sexual function in the primary care environment.
This feature allows members to create their own PowerPoint® presentations online by selecting slides from several available specialty sets, including primary care, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, and psychology.
Our online physician directory is a referral resource for clinicians who diagnose and treat ED. CIEF members who have completed at least 1 CIEF activity are eligible to be included in the directory.
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The CME Web posting of Novel Treatment Paradigms: Advances in Erectile Dysfunction Management With Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors features presentations by Ridwan Shabsigh, MD (Chairperson), Jacob Rajfer, MD, and Kevin T. McVary, MD, as they were delivered at a satellite symposium during the 2007 AUA Annual Meeting.
Expanding Erectile Dysfunction Management: Novel Applications of PDE5 Inhibitor Therapy features presentations by Richard Sadovsky, MD (Chairperson), Jacob Rajfer, MD, Culley C. Carson III, MD, and Marian E. Dunn, PhD, and a roundtable discussion with all faculty.
With Measures of Success: Evaluating and Optimizing ED Management and Patient Outcomes, experience a series of audio and slide presentations by Allen D. Seftel, MD (Chairperson), John P. Mulhall, MD, and Louis Kuritzky, MD, concerning assessment tools, patient preference, and strategies to optimize treatment of patients with ED.
Updated quarterly, this important list provides links to PubMed abstracts of the most current research on ED.
CAUSE education is a multifunded educational initiative for urologists, endocrinologists, primary care clinicians, and allied health professionals.
This online guide seeks to increase the clinician’s comfort level with managing ED. Information is provided in a question-and-answer format and addresses communication techniques, counseling patients and partners about sexual intimacy, and restoration of erectile function.
Robert F. DeBusk, MD, discusses the latest data published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology by Gazzaruso and Ma that add to the growing body of evidence suggesting that ED is an early indicator of cardiovascular disease.
Earn CME credit while reviewing the CIEF expert faculty discussion of current issues in ED management related to each specialty.
Included in this comprehensive briefcase are 5 patient profiles/case summaries, interactive case studies, the primary care specialty slide set from the CIEF Esource slide library, the CIEF Tool Kit, and the Expert Panel Report. This activity confers 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Kevin T. McVary, MD, provides his expert opinion regarding the relationship between LUTS and ED and the role and efficacy of PDE5 inhibitors as monotherapy or as part of a combination therapy program to optimize treatment outcomes.
A Patient-Centered Approach to Managing Erectile Dysfunction confers CME credit for reviewing clinical pearls and practical tools for managing ED that emphasize PDE5 inhibitors as effective first-line therapy.
The Sex Therapists Directory will assist you in referring your patients to local sex therapists.
Physicians at the forefront of treatment and research presented and discussed treatment considerations in the management of hypogonadism. Earn up to 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Culley C. Carson III, MD, J. Francois Eid, MD, and Susanne A. Quallich, ANP-BC, NP-C, CUNP, answer questions regarding barriers to penile prosthesis implantation and describe how to remove some of these barriers to increase patient, partner, and provider satisfaction.
Cutting-Edge Management of ED and Men’s Sexual Health: Restoring Intimacy for Patients and Partners With PDE5 Inhibitors is offered as a webcast from the multidisciplinary CME satellite symposium held at the SMSNA 2008 Annual Meeting.
PDE5 Inhibitors: Revolutionary Research, Current Clinical Considerations, and Future Directions, by J. Francois Eid, MD, Jacob Rajfer, MD, Raymond C. Rosen, PhD, and Robert S. Tan, MD, draws upon the history and well-established safety record of PDE5 inhibitors; explores current clinical considerations, highlighting the role of daily dosing with PDE5 inhibitors; and examines future uses of the therapeutic class.
This web-based curriculum was developed to train medical students, fellows, and residents to diagnose and treat erectile and sexual dysfunction and associated comorbid conditions.
Culley C. Carson III, MD, is the editor of this issue, which examines the sexual impact of prostate cancer and its treatment. The feature article discusses current concepts about early management of ED after radical prostatectomy. In the interview, contributing editor Joel Kaufman, MD, provides practical tips and expertise based on his own clinical experience. Earn 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
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